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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 19, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-277-23 with Jackson & Coker Locumtenens, LLC

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/19/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, PhD., 925-957-5212
cc:	K Cyr M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 19, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-277-23 with Jackson & Coker Locumtenens, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $1,218,336, to provide psychiatrists for temporary work and recruitment services at the County’s Mental Health Outpatient Clinics, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $1,218,336 and will be funded as budgeted by the department, by 100% Mental Health Realignment funds. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The County’s Behavioral Health Services Division/Mental Health has an obligation to provide psychiatric physician services to patients. Therefore, the County contracts with temporary help firms to ensure patient care is provided during peak loads, temporary absences, vacations or emergency situations when full staffing is required. This contractor has been providing locum tenens staffing and recruitment services since 2007.

On January 7, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-277-22, with Jackson & Coker Locumtenens, LLC, in the amount of $1,218,336 to provide psychiatrists for temporary work and recruitment services at the County’s Mental Health Outpatient Clinics, to cover vacations, sick and extended leaves and emergency situations, for the period from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

Approval of Contract #74-277-23 will allow the contractor to continue to provide services through December 31, 2021. The contract deletes Paragraph 18. (Indemnification) of the General Conditions.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County’s Mental Health Outpatient Clinics would not have access to contractor’s services and psychiatrist staffing requirements may not be met.